Dies Festi
Charioteers
Circus Maximus
Chariot-Racing
Take
Me out to the Circus
100

Who mainly paid for the Ludi?

Who is the state?

100

What is a Charioteer?

What is a person who competes in chariot races?

100

At the Circus Maximus, Romans would have placed this, which predicted the winner of the chariot races.

What are "Sponsio"?

100

What is the name of " the large open air stadium" that chariot races took place in?

What is the Circus?

100

A statue of what would have been at the front of the procession to the Circus Maximus?

What are statues of the gods?

200

What is the Latin word used to refer to the games?

What are the "Munera"?

200

These are the names of the four teams that regularly raced in ancient Rome. 

What are the green team, white team, red team and blue team?

200

In which direction did the charioteers drive around the track?

What is counterclockwise?

200

What were the carceres?

What are the 12 starting gates?

200

What did a charioteer carry just in case the chariot crashed? 

What is a knife?

300

What are the fasti?

What is the Romans' calendar.

300

This team was most popular with the common people?

What is the green team?

300

The word "prasinus" refers to what chariot racing team?

What is the green team?

300

The Circus Maximus was the largest man-made structure in the Roman Empire. How many spectators could the Circus Maximus hold?

What is 150,000 spectators?

300

Up to how many chariots are on the race track at once?

What is 12 chariots?

400

What is one event that could occur on the "dies festi"?

What is religious rites, religious festivals, or Ludi?

400

This type of people typically became charioteers?

What are slaves and former slaves?

400

The second tier of seating at the Circus Maximus made out of what material?

What is wood?

400

Who sat in the pulvinar during the games?

What is the Roman Emperor?

400

The completion of how many laps marked the end of the race?

What are 7 laps?

500

What was the festivals called that was created in 59AD, when Nero first shaved his beard?

What is "Iuvenailia"?

500

Please complete the sentence: "Charioteers were the ____________ and ____________ of their day"

What are pop stars and celebrities?

500

The altar of which God was located underground in the Circus Maximus?

Who is Consus, the god of fertility and horses?

500

The "metae", also known as the "turning post" on the race track were three bronze pillars on the race track. Near the "metae", what often occurred (Latin Name PLEASE)

What is a naufragium? 

Meaning Shipwreck

500

What are the three items the winner of the Chariot race received? 

What are a palm branch, a wreath and money?

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